tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post113065401893760389..comments2015-03-31T08:29:32.525-05:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: trauma-drama-o-rama: ParineetaBeth Watkinsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-47167860290578291762009-12-05T05:56:00.075-06:002009-12-05T05:56:00.075-06:00Parineeta is one of my all time favorite movies!
...Parineeta is one of my all time favorite movies!<br /><br /> I was mysteriously captivated, held rapt, when I first saw it, and subsequent viewings have only intensified this. <br /><br />It has become my go-to mood elevator, right up there with the first season of The Beverly Hillbillies!<br /><br />Sooo many scenes are indelibly and eternally etched into my neural pathways - <br /><br />Oh! Oh! Saif Ali Khan in his wife-beater, embracing his Inner Elvis with that lip-dangled cigarette and precious little product-driven hair pouf! <br /><br />Great Moment in Cinema!<br /><br />Anyone who has not seen Parineeta should rectify that sad circumstance immediately, if only for that image alone! <br /><br />It does not matter whether you know who Saif Ali Khan is or not.<br /><br /><br />But I think my favorite part is Miss Rita Languly bestowing the gift of Dhinak Dhinak Tha upon earth residents!<br /><br />The songs in this movie have a staying power comparable to Gorilla Glue. <br /><br />This can be a very good thing, as in Dhinak Dhinak Tha, or it can be a most disturbing thing, as in Piya Bole, and its coordinating leitmotif.<br /><br />It is an extreme situation. Even thinking of Parineeta, as I am doing now, invariably results in that adjective-defying ditty embedding itself firmly in my head for hours, days. Yes, weeks have happened.<br /><br />Oh! The family all piled up on the bed playing cards - I loved Sanjay Dutt in this! He even kept a straight face during that whole semi-soliloquoy at the end.<br /><br />And Oh, the End! Chill, I&#39;m not going to spoil it. To do so would be to deprive future viewers of the cardio-vascular benefit of hearty laughter. I will say that Parineeta taught me the true meaning of the phrase &quot;hilarity ensues.&quot;<br /><br /><br /><i>(Fun trivialett: We are told that the year is 1962 but the &quot;newest Elivis record&quot; BFF homie dude brings into Shenkar&#39;s bedroom has cover art of White Jumpsuit Fat Elvis, who was not invented until the 70s).</i><br /><br /><i>(Fun head-bop with the culture club: Roughly 25% of the scenes involve somebody or other just waltzing into Shenkar&#39;s bedroom, whether he is awake, asleep, no knocking, no yoo-hoo, no nothing. Pradeep Sarkar captures perfectly that exhilarating cultural feature of privacy as a file not found, so popular in both subcontinents and beyond).</i>TwinklePetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-79426492514870559942009-10-20T23:40:55.933-05:002009-10-20T23:40:55.933-05:00Good actors and I liked the Indian clothes in this...Good actors and I liked the Indian clothes in this movie. Rekha&#39;s item number was cute, and had Western-style steps (that fit with the setting where her character was performing.)Gauri Radhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08737071071860051922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1131261285753837532005-11-06T01:14:00.000-06:002005-11-06T01:14:00.000-06:00Yeah, Veer Zara took me awhile to finish - I liked...Yeah, Veer Zara took me awhile to finish - I liked it, but I kept getting distracted. I certainly can't tell you to run right out and watch Parineeta unless you really need something dramatic to get you through your day!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1131194670196526992005-11-05T06:44:00.000-06:002005-11-05T06:44:00.000-06:00haven't seen this yet..come to think of it, the la...haven't seen this yet..come to think of it, the last bollywood flick i saw was the first half of veer zara (fell asleep..oops) :o)*~mad munky~*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16496367615568455286noreply@blogger.com